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Facebook is gearing up for a larger- than- life moment set to take place within the next two weeks. Before the month of May, 2012 is through, the social networking hub will be a publically traded company, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker...

Facebook, the immensely popular social networking hub and internet mainstay for millions around the globe, has moved one step closer to its Initial Public Offering.On Thursday, May 3, Facebook management determined a price for its upcoming IPO in...

Everyone trying to lose weight knows that having the right foods are an essential requirement for a successful, healthy weight loss plan. Unfortunately, all too often, it is a hit or miss findingfresh, fruits and vegetables at a local supermarket...

Yelp, the service review, social networking, and local search web site, has now hit the street- Wall Street, to be more precise- and investors can’t seem to get enough.Yelp was priced at $15 per share Thursday night with much anticipation...

It looks like Americans are slowly returning to plastic as a means of payment for everyday goods and services.Visa, the San Francisco based credit card processing business, announced its December 31, 2011 quarter- ending financial results and its...

Facebook, the social networking web site with millions of members and an internet mainstay for years, is prepared to submit paperwork to federal regulators as the first step in its $5 billion initial public stock offering.Facebook, the company...

Sports fans who would like to own a piece of a professional team now have a golden (and green) opportunity.Today, the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers are offering stock in one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. The...

Netflix shareholders are running for cover today, dumping shares in large quantities following negative reports from Netflix and investment analysts.Sales and profits are both up at Netflix, but other news is troublesome. The DVD rental outfit...

Steve Jobs was one of the founding fathers of modern computers, and the co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. One of the first home computers was made by Apple, and the company has since evolved into an electronics giant known for its products like...

The current economic recession has affected all of the sectors of the economy including manufacturing, healthcare, the housing industry and now the biotech sector, considered to be one of the most stable portions of the economy has also been...

Banks have been struggling for the past couple of years, but Houston’s Prosperity Bank is a different story.First quarter results for the 2011 calendar year are in, and Prosperity is reporting diluted earnings of 72 cents per share. These...

For those of you who are Guitar Hero fanatics, you might not want to read on. Activision has pulled the plug on Guitar Hero, stating that the popularity of music-themed video games has faded. As Activision Publishing Chief Executive Eric Hirshberg...